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Disasters in colonial America, as in the early modern world more generally, formed episodes laden with religious significance - an ideal subject for moral and spiritual lessons. Indeed,…
Roughly 900,000 French Canadians left their homes in search of better opportunities in the U.S. between 1837 and 1929. Most of them settled in New England, where their ideas about nationalism and…
The MHS library is closed; the exhibition galleries are open, 10:00AM-4:00PM.
The MHS library and exhibition galleries are closed.
Most American universities that were founded before the Civil War profited from slavery. Some schools' endowments were started with the help of family fortunes made from the…
The History and Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Tour is a 90-minute docent-led walk through our public rooms. The tour is free, open to the public, with no need for…
This fun and festive evening will spotlight portraits of Revolutionary-era figures from the Society’s collections. Enjoy a reception, view terrific works of art, and learn about the artists and…
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In 1808, John Palmer Parker inaugurated rapid changes to Hawaii’s economy by building a beef and hide industry that would facilitate the U.S. annexation of the archipelago. Lacher’s essay, “The…
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The History and Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Tour is a 90-minute docent-led walk through our public rooms. The tour is free, open to the public, with no need for…
The MHS library and exhibition galleries are closed.
Carol Bundy (The Nature of Sacrifice: A Biography of Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., 1835-64) will moderate this discussion with Fredrik Logevall, the Laurence D. Belfer Professor of…
This project is a study of the loyalist Church of England clergy in the American Revolution, focusing on the New England and Mid-Atlantic colonies. By reconstructing the religious experience and…
Maypoles and mayhem marked the unruly reign of Thomas Morton, the obstreperous neighbor of the Puritan New England colonies. Led by E.J. Barnes, this discussion will explore her comic story of…